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It's officially the snowiest season and we didn't only break the record, we smashed it. And that wasn't the only one. (Published Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010)

Updated at 3:05 PM EST on Thursday, Feb 11, 2010

The Blizzard of 2010 is pretty much over, but before the snow even stopped falling, it helped Philadelphia make history.

This is officially the snowiest winter season in the city's recorded history, according to the National Weather Service.

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71.6-inches of snow fell in Philadelphia so far this season and it's not even over.

"This is almost beyond words," said Meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz. "No matter how old you are, you probably will never experience a winter like this in your lifetime, again."

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The last record was only set 14 years ago during the Blizzard of 1996 when 65.5 inches fell -- 33 inches of which were dumped during that storm.

This latest storm has dumped over 14 inches in Philly and higher amounts are being tallied in the northern and western suburbs. Here are some of the highest measurements so far:

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Wilmington, Del. -- 12.8 inches

Bear, Del. -- 12.8 inches

Ewing, N.J. -- 17.5

Cherry Hill, N.J. -- 13 inches

Boyerton, Pa. -- 23.3 inches

Perkasie, Pa. -- 21 inches

East Nantmeil, Pa. -- 26.8 inches

Allentown, Pa. -- 17.6 inches

Trappe, Pa. -- 21.8 inches

Elkins Park, Pa. -- 16.5 inches

We also had more stronger winter storms this season than ever. There are only two other seasons -- 1960-61 and 1978 -- that had more than one storm with 10 or more inches of accumulation since 1888, says Glenn. Neither of those seasons had storms that broke the 20 inch accumulation mark.

The heavy snow and strong winds caused officials to close highways and schools, shutter public transit and shut down cities.

Gov. Ed Rendellordered the closure of the Schuylkill Expressway, Blue Route and Vine Street Expressway because driving conditions had become so hazardous. They are not expected to reopen until Thursday morning.

Even the animals were thrown off by the blizzard. A wayward Canadian goose wandered into the truck bay of our Bala Cynwyd, Pa. studios. Our staff gave her some shelter, a little food and a name -- Lucy -- before sending her on her way.

The blizzard conditions ended around 11 p.m. Wednesday as the storm moved further out to sea. But now we have to worry about freezing. The temperatures will tumble overnight turing slush to ice, making walking and driving even more dangerous.